Seafood valuing $406.090m exported in 10 months

Seafood exports from the country during first 10 months of current financial year grew by 16.22 percent as compared the exports of the corresponding period of last year.

During the period form July-April, 2022-23, over 174,703 metric tons of of fish and fish preparation valuing $406.090 million exported as compared the exports of 131,776 metric tons worth $349.429 million of same period of last year, according the data of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.

Meanwhile, country earned $346.337 million by exporting about 79,687 metric tons of meat and meat preparations as against the exports of 49,417 metric tons costing $284.699 million of same period last year.

The exports of meat and meat products from the country during the period under review grew by 21.65 percent as compared the exports of the same period last year.

However, the exports of rice from the country decreased by 11.17 percent as about 3.258 million metric tons of rice valuing $1.822 million exported during last 10 months of current financial year as compared the exports of $2.051 billion of the same period last year.

Food commodities valuing over $4.277 billion exported during 10 months of current financial year as compared the exports of $4.457 billion of corresponding period of last year.